Your visit
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Covid restrictions
Belfast Zoo is open to the public.
We have implemented a range of health and safety precautions to help provide a safe and enjoyable visit for everyone.
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Facilities in the Zoo
From cafés, car parking and changing places facilities to our zoovenir shop, find out more about the facilities at Belfast Zoo.
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Accessibility in the Zoo
We want all of our visitors to have a ‘zooper’ day out and work hard to make the zoo as accessible as possible by providing accessible facilities for everyone including a Zoomobile, free carers' entry, 17 designated accessible parking bays, accessible toilet facilities, wheelchairs and electric scooters plus more.
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Getting to the Zoo
We are well connected to the motorway and roads network. You can get here by car, taxi, bus or train!
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Daily talks and feeding times
Our daily talks and feeding times have been suspended due to Covid-19 restrictions.
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Zoo audio tour
We are delighted to offer a free audio tour for visitors to learn more about our history and the 120 species who call Belfast Zoo home.
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Zoo map
Become a member of Belfast Zoo
More on Zoo membershipNews and events
Peek a boo! I see you! Belfast Zoo welcomes arrival of rare baby tree kangaroo
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A rare tree kangaroo joey at Belfast Zoo has emerged from its mother’s pouch for the first time.
Belfast Zoo’s oldest chimp Lizzie celebrates 50th birthday
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One of Belfast Zoo’s oldest residents is celebrating a milestone birthday!
Meet handsome Henry! Belfast Zoo welcomes endangered giraffe calf to the herd
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An endangered Rothschild’s giraffe was born at Belfast Zoo on Sunday 24 July 2022.
Conservation and history
The role of a modern zoo
Zoos were first created as private collections, or menageries but their aims and objectives have changed greatly.
Our role
Breeding programmes
Good zoos are more than simply a place to see animals. We play a vital role in the conservation of species at risk.
Our breeding programmes
Supported conservation projects
More species are facing extinction than ever before. We have a responsibility to ensure their survival.
Our supported projects